Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Device for treating infants with light

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-29
PEREZ THOMAS
View PDF21 Cites 3 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0014] The invention is a device for providing light, preferably UV light to infants and / or children with hepatitis. The device comprises a housing, inside the housing are one or more light sources adapted to emit light at a therapeutic wavelength or wavelengths. The device has an on e off switch. A series of apertures in the housing are adapted to connect a plurality of light guides with the light source(s). The light guides conduct light to the baby or patient. The light guides are preferably attached to a light guide holding element. The holding element is preferably a panel which is slidably held in place above the patient. The light guides can either provide light directly to the patient or the panel can be the light providing surface. The panel may be a light guide to evenly spread the light along a bottom surface or it may have a diffuse panel to reduce the amount of light on the skin.

Problems solved by technology

These treatments are time consuming, and require regular trips to a medical facility.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Device for treating infants with light
  • Device for treating infants with light
  • Device for treating infants with light

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0017] Light at a therapeutic wavelength or wavelengths is used to treat many diseases including infections, poisoning, fatigue, allergies, hepatitis, cancer and HIV. UV light increases the oxygen combining power of the blood, destroys toxins, viruses, fungi, bacteria, and boosts the immune system. UV light also sterilizes the blood and acts as an antibiotic. Preferably, UV light at a therapeutic wavelength(s) is used. More preferably the light is either UV-A or UV-C light is utilized in the present invention. For some conditions and / or diseases UV-A light is more effective than UV-C and for other conditions and / or diseases UV-C light is more effective than UV-A light. The wavelengths or wavelengths of light to be used to treat the patient are selected based on the wavelength or wavelength that will best treat the condition or disease of the patient. For example, UV-C light is preferred for treating hepatitis while UV-A is more effective for cancer.

[0018] The invention is a device ...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A device for providing light, preferably UV light to infants and / or children. The device comprises a housing, inside the housing are one or more light sources adapted to emit light at a therapeutic wavelength or wavelengths. A series of apertures in the housing are adapted to align a plurality of light guides with the light source(s). The light guides conduct light to the patient. The light guides are preferably attached to a light guide holding element. The holding element is preferably a panel which is adjustably placed above the patient. The light guides can either provide light directly to the patient or the panel can be the light providing surface.

Description

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 926209 filed Aug. 25, 2004 that claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 503,678 filed Sep. 17, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a device for treating infants with light at one or more therapeutic wavelengths. [0004] 2. Background of the Prior Art [0005] Ultraviolet (UV) light can be used to treat a multitude of medical problems, including for example bacterial, viral and fungal infections, poisoning, fatigue, Alzheimer's disease, allergies and asthma, rheumatic diseases and arthritis, diabetes, hepatitis, and cancer. UV light sterilizes the blood and acts as an antibiotic. [0006] The UV light is applied either to the patient's skin or directly to the blood. If the UV light is applied to the skin it is typically provided to the patient's skin either with a wrap or lamp. [0007] UV light is commonly used to treat ja...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
IPC IPC(8): A61N1/00A61N5/06
CPCA61N2005/0661A61N5/0621
Inventor PEREZ, THOMAS
Owner PEREZ THOMAS
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com